Pausanias Analysis

Passage 2.4.3

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Passage 2.4.3: Dorian conquest of Corinth under Aletes

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Σισύφῳ δὲ οὔτι Γλαῦκος μόνον ὁ Βελλεροφόντου πατὴρ ἀλλὰ καὶ ἕτερος υἱὸς ἐγένετο Ὀρνυτίων, ἐπὶ δὲ αὐτῷ Θέρσανδρός τε καὶ Ἄλμος. Ὀρνυτίωνος δὲ ἦν Φῶκος, Ποσειδῶνος δὲ ἐπίκλησιν. καὶ ὁ μὲν ἀπῴκησεν ἐς Τιθορέαν τῆς νῦν καλουμένης Φωκίδος, Θόας δὲ Ὀρνυτίωνος υἱὸς νεώτερος κατέμεινεν ἐν τῇ Κορίνθῳ. Θόαντος δὲ Δαμοφῶν, Δαμοφῶντος δὲ ἦν Προπόδας, Προπόδα δὲ Δωρίδας καὶ Ὑανθίδας. τούτων βασιλευόντων Δωριεῖς στρατεύουσιν ἐπὶ Κόρινθον· ἡγεῖτο δὲ Ἀλήτης Ἱππότου τοῦ Φύλαντος τοῦ Ἀντιόχου τοῦ Ἡρακλέους. Δωρίδας μὲν οὖν καὶ Ὑανθίδας παραδόντες τὴν βασιλείαν Ἀλήτῃ καταμένουσιν αὐτοῦ, τῶν δὲ Κορινθίων ὁ δῆμος ἐξέπεσεν ὑπὸ Δωριέων κρατηθεὶς μάχῃ.

English Translation

Sisyphus had as sons not only Glaucus, the father of Bellerophon, but another son as well, Ornytion; and Ornytion himself had sons, Thersandrus and Almus. Ornytion had a son, Phocus, surnamed after Poseidon, who migrated to Tithorea in the region now called Phocis, while Thoas, a younger son of Ornytion, remained in Corinth. Thoas was succeeded by Damophon, Damophon by Propodas, and Propodas had two sons, Doridas and Hyanthidas. These two were reigning when the Dorians marched against Corinth, led by Aletes, son of Hippotes, son of Phylas, son of Antiochus, son of Heracles. Doridas and Hyanthidas yielded their kingdom willingly to Aletes and remained in Corinth, but the people of Corinth were driven out after being defeated in battle by the Dorians.

Proper Nouns

Poseidon (Ποσειδῶν) deity
Dorians (Δωριεύς) other
Corinthians (Κόρινθος) other
Bellerophon (Βελλεροφόντης) person
Glaukos (Γλαῦκος) person Q20002632
Damophon (Δαμοφῶν) person Q1158742
Doridas (Δωρίδας) person
Thersandros (Θέρσανδρος) person
Thoas (Θόας) person
Propodas (Προπόδας) person
Sisyphus (Σίσυφος) person
Phylas (Φύλαντος) person
Phocus (Φῶκος) person
Aletes (Ἀλήτης) person
Also in: 2.4.4 5.18.8
Antiochus (Ἀντίοχος) person
Almos (Ἄλμος) person
Heracles (Ἡρακλῆς) person
Hippotes (Ἱππότης) person
Also in: 3.13.4 9.40.6
Ornytios (Ὀρνυτίων) person
Also in: 9.17.6 10.4.10
Hyanthidas (Ὑανθίδας) person
Corinth (Κόρινθος) place Q1363688 Pleiades
Tithorea (Τιθορέα) place Q56697763
Phocis (Φωκίς) place Q2637650
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